News
Out of Ink: The 2024 Pulitzers Were Dominated By a Few Well-Resourced Outlets, Including the Post
Prizes in 12 of the 15 journalism categories went to the largest and most well-resourced outlets in the country. What does that say about the health of local and regional reporting?
Is the Group Working to Recall Charles Allen Breaking the Law? Allen’s Supporters Think So.
The group fighting recall efforts in Ward 6 claims their opponents are breaking campaign finance rules.
The Independent Investigation into John Falcicchio’s Sexual Harassment Scandal Is Over. There’s No Telling When the Public Will See Its Results.
A law firm hired by the D.C. Council to review the sexual harassment allegations against the mayor’s former top aide finally delivered its findings.
Food
Foxtrot Hastily Shutters Stores in D.C. and Elsewhere
The high-end grocery store has abruptly pulled the plug on all of its locations in D.C., Chicago, Austin, and Dallas.
Employees at The Wydown Are Forming a Union to Address Concerns with Management
Wydown Workers United is drawing attention to alleged workplace mismanagement and under-resourcing at their coffee bar locations on H Street NE and 14th Street NW.
Mt. Pleasant’s Joia Burger Adds Filipino Flourishes To Fast Food Faves
Don’t sleep on the ube soft serve.
Arts
The Show Goes On, but Where? Theater Alliance Searches for a New Space Following the Loss of Its Longtime Home at Anacostia Playhouse
Following 2022’s change in leadership at the Playhouse, a January eviction notice, and $40,000 in previously unpaid rent, the once symbiotic relationship between the two theater nonprofits has crumbled.
Aguas/Waters Brings a Montevideo Poet to a D.C. Audience
The poetry collection, penned by Uruguay’s Miguel Avero and translated by local poet Jona Colson, will be the first-ever translation released by the Washington Writers’ Publishing House.
Glenstone Employees Move to Unionize
The museum’s leadership, including billionaire cofounder Mitchell Rales and his wife, Emily Rales, have so far opted not to voluntarily recognize the Glenstone Museum Workers United, prompting a potential union election.